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Author Richards, Michael D

Title Revolutions in world history / Michael D. Richards
Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (104 pages)
Series Themes in world history
Themes in world history.
Contents Bringing revolutions back into history -- The British revolutions of the seventeenth century -- The Mexican revolution -- The Russian revolution -- The Vietnamese revolution -- The Iranian revolution -- Revolutions in world history
Summary Annotation This broad comparative survey focuses on five big case studies, starting with the English Revolution in the seventeenth century, and going on to the Mexican, Russian, Vietnamese and Iranian Revolutions. Revolutions in World Historytraces the origins, developments, and outcomes of these revolutions, providing an understanding of the revolutionary tradition in a global context. Questions about motivations and ideologies are raised as well as about the effectiveness of these revolutions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Revolutions -- History
Revolutions -- Case studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society.
Revolutions
Genre/Form Electronic books
Case studies
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203644573
9780203644577